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just played this game for the first time and it was fantastic. There isn’t a lot I can say that hasn’t been said, but I can say this: The Ground Itself is perfect for anyone who really liked the premise of Microscope, but found it to be too open ended without any prompts or randomizers to get the ideas flowing. It’s also probably perfect for anyone who didn’t feel that way, honestly.

Our game started as a silly story about a grocery store in a town with ghosts, where food that goes bad turns into ghost food. We very quickly went down a rabbit hole of turning that silly grocery store into a pretty heartbreaking tale about the fear of death.

I don't think I can give a review that expresses more about what's cool about this game than what kumada already wrote.

The one thing I will say to any person considering buying this game, is that although it's playable by two people, it really seems like that would be missing out compared to the fun of playing with 4 or 6, where the dating sim aspect really comes out and you might actually not be sure who goes home with whom! I think it's best played by a group of friends who all feel comfortable getting a little flirtatious (or like a lot flirtatious) with each other.